Third Language Acquisition among Young Adults Who Migrated between Japan and China in Childhood: Language Learning Selection in Career Formation

ヨウショウキ　ニ　ニホン　ト　チュウゴク　ヲ　オウカン　シタ　ワカモノ　ガ　ダイサン　ノ　ゲンゴ　ヲ　マナブ　トキ　キャリア　ケイセイ　ニ　オケル　ゲンゴガクシュウ　ノ　センタク　ヲ　チュウシン　ニ

Teng, Yue

Mother Tongue, Heritage Language, and Bilingual Education Research Association

第三の言語の学習

影響要因

オープンコーディング

モデル構築

Research Paper

This research examines cases of young adults who migrated transnationally between China and Japan in their childhood and chose to study a third language other than Chinese or Japanese in their career formation. The investigation focuses on the factors that influenced their choice and how they dealt with their childhood experiences of migrating between China and Japan. The analysis showed that the decision to study a third language was influenced both by factors related to the young adults themselves, including their proficiency in the language of the country of migration, feelings toward the country, and interest in the third language, and by factors concerning family members, friends, and society, including advice on career paths from family members, attitudes of friends and acquaintances toward transnational migration experiences, and social expectations about language proficiency. Moreover, the participants expressed diverse experiences concerning their childhood migration after choosing to learn a third language. For instance, some felt ambivalent when reflecting on their migration experiences, specifically when they regretted not making good use of their experiences in their careers or noticed that their migration processes were minor compared with other transnational migrations.